The Department of Social Welfare, Women & Child Development, Chandigarh Administration organized a camp for “Distribution of Aids and Appliances to Divyangjans” (under ADIP Scheme) free of cost in association with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO), the implementing agency under the scheme on Wednesday at Tagore Theatre.
Dharam Pal, Adviser to Administrator, and Nitika Pawar, Secretary Social Welfare were present on the occasion .
The Adviser said that the emphasis of all such initiatives is on equality, accessibility and opportunity for all Divyangjans. The 600 Aids and Appliances including artificial limbs, motorized tricycles, wheelchairs, smart canes, smart phones, daisy players, Braille kits etc. were distributed for free of cost to 432 beneficiaries having multiple disabilities. Out of these identified beneficiaries, 200 Divyangjans are residents of Chandigarh and others belong to neighboring states.
Dharam Pal said that under the Accessible India Campaign, 39 Govt. buildings of Chandigarh have been made 100% accessible for Divyangjans. Efforts are being made in this direction to make the remaining Govt. buildings & public buildings of the city 100% accessible for Divyangjans in the near future.